By Matt Shifman and Bob Ehalt

Hot List Key:
 A: A preferred horse to watch                         B: Secondary horse to watch
*C: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 1st through 3rd
*D: Went down 2 or more betting notches and finished 4^th or worse
* - 4 or more betting notches if 11-1 or more.

1^st race [Md Sp Wt, 1 mi] – (5) Caitlinhergrtness (C) set the pace in her Saratoga debut and finished third after getting bet down from 7-1 to 4-1. (3) Nikitis moved from turf to dirt in her second start, pressed the pace, and got second for Chad Brown. (2) Backstretch Rose made four starts with improved speed figures each time in two starts each on turf and dirt. (1) Classy Mischief gets blinkers on for her fourth start after running fourth in the Sorority at Monmouth Park.

2^nd race [Clm 25000, 6F] – (4) Timed Out (A) missed the break, found traffic, and finished third at Saratoga last month and was claimed for $20,000. (3) Bowl of Cherries drops down to a softer spot and finds a favorable pace scenario as a closer in a race that is expected to have a fast pace. (1) Miss Domina moves back to the dirt where last time she was a winner and also gets class relief for her stalking style. (8) Diva Banker was claimed from 4 out of her last 5 starts as she will try to win for the 11^th time.

5^th race [Md Sp Wt, 1 1/16 mi TURF] – [(11) Moonlight (A) will be the top choice if he gets into the gate from the first spot on the AE list. He gets blinkers on after getting to the lead in his debut as the favorite and finishing second well ahead of the rest of the field.] (3) Rocket Night (A) was the favorite in his first start which happened at Saratoga last month. He broke last and rallied to fourth on a speed favoring track. (8) Spirit Prince was third in the With Anticipation (G3) in his second start and ran third. In his debut he was beaten by a half-length by a horse that came back to win again. (6) Skyler’s Artemis was well bet in a race that was meant for the turf and did little running but gets the blinkers off. (10) Malarchuk was a $535,000 2-year-old purchase making his debut for Chad Brown.

7^th race [NY, Md Sp Wt, 6 ½ F] – (10) Book of Wisdom (B) was second in both if her races which were at Saratoga and last time she finished ahead of a horse that won her next start. (8) Ekwanok (C) was bet down from 8-1 to 5-1 in her second career start at the Spa and got third after racing wide. (7) Landed will make her debut for Wesley Ward and was a $500,000 yearling purchase from a sire with a $30,000 stud fee. (3) Granadilla will debut for Rick Dutrow and the daughter of Practical Joke sold for $190,000 as a 2-year-old.

Best bets: Caitlinhergrtness (1^st); Book of Wisdom (7^th). Best value:  Timed Out (2^nd); Rocket Night (5^th).